World Straight Pool Championship
The World Straight Pool Championship is a
Format
In the modern format of the tournament, all 64 players are divided into 8 groups where they play in round-robin format. Each match in this round is a race to 100 points. The leading 4 players in each group proceed to the next round.[3]
The games of the last-32 round are played in double-elimination format until 16 players remain. Matches are extended to races to 150 points.[3]
The games in the last-16 round are played in single-elimination format, and matches are extended, to races to 200 points.[3] The finals match is further extended to a race to 300 points (with a half-hour break occurring when a player reaches 150).[4]
Winners
In 1910, Jerome Keough invented the game of Straight pool.[5]
- Sanctioned World Championship events
World Straight Pool Championship
Top performers
- In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.
Dragon 14.1 Tournament
In 2009, Dragon Promotions created the Dragon 14.1 Tournament.
Year | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
2009 | Stephan Cohen | Mika Immonen |
2011 | Thorsten Hohmann | Mike Davis |
2012 | John Schmidt | Efren Reyes |
2013 | Thorsten Hohmann (2) | Darren Appleton |
2014 | Darren Appleton | Shane Van Boening |
2015 | Thorsten Hohmann (3) | Darren Appleton |
2016 | Mika Immonen | Earl Strickland |
2017 | Lee Vann Corteza | Thorsten Hohmann |
2018 | Thorsten Hohmann (4) | Tony Robles |
2019 | Shane Van Boening | Corey Deuel |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "The World Straight Pool Championship". AZ Billiards. September 29, 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ "Players: World Champions". WPA-Pool.com. Sydney, Australia: World Pool-Billiard Association. November 2011. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c "2008 Predator World 14.1 Championship Group Pairings". AZ Billiards. August 24, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ "Billiards: Corteza becomes 1st Asian to win World 14.1 Straight Pool title". ABS-CBN News. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "The World Tournament – Hall of Fame". TheWorldTournament.com. Dragon Promotions.
- ^ "2018 78th World 14.1 - News". Forums.AZBilliards.com.
- ^ "2018 78th World 14.1 - News". Forums.AZBilliards.com.